Skip to content
By using Twitter’s services you agree to our Cookies Use. We and our partners operate globally and use cookies, including for analytics, personalisation, and ads.
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • About

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
wellerstein's profile
Alex Wellerstein
Alex Wellerstein
Alex Wellerstein
Verified account
@wellerstein

Tweets

Alex WellersteinVerified account

@wellerstein

Historian of science, secrecy, and nuclear weapons. Professor of STS at @FollowStevens. UC Berkeley alum with a Harvard PhD. NUKEMAP creator. Coder and web dev.

Hoboken, NJ / NYC
blog.nuclearsecrecy.com
Joined September 2011

Tweets

  • © 2019 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Imprint
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    1. Stephen Schwartz‏Verified account @AtomicAnalyst 16 Jul 2018
      • Report Tweet

      Seventy-three years ago today—July 16, 1945, 5:29:45 AM (Mountain War Time), ~35 miles SE of Socorro, NM—the nuclear age began with a bang. Contrary to popular belief, the area in the vicinity of the test site was not uninhabited, and the fallout did not drift away harmlessly. /1pic.twitter.com/0RtUYe5kZg

      3 replies 85 retweets 92 likes
      Show this thread
    2. Stephen Schwartz‏Verified account @AtomicAnalyst 16 Jul 2018
      • Report Tweet

      Here's where the very first radioactive fallout went (from the official Manhattan Project history via @wellerstein and a more recent graphic derived from the same data via the Los Alamos Historical Document Retrieval and Assessment Project): /2Xpic.twitter.com/hh2zASKCLj

      1 reply 16 retweets 21 likes
      Show this thread
    3. Andy Burke‏ @andybrk 16 Jul 2018
      • Report Tweet
      Replying to @AtomicAnalyst @wellerstein

      Trying to understand this by looking at what this would mean in terms of health effects. 10 roentgens/hr = .1sV/hr .35sV = typical civilian exposure near Chernobyl So how long was the fallout putting out .1sV/hr? A day? A week? A year? A decade? Very interesting stuff!

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    4. Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 16 Jul 2018
      • Report Tweet
      Replying to @andybrk @AtomicAnalyst

      If you were in the 10 r/hr area for 72 hr out of doors, you'd absorb around 30 r. If you were inside a house, it'd be more like 10 r. Fission products have a pretty steep decay curve. After 72 hr, what started with 10 r/hr of fission products becomes 0.06 r/hr.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 16 Jul 2018
      • Report Tweet
      Replying to @wellerstein @andybrk @AtomicAnalyst

      Another way to look at it: 5 R is max annual exposure allowed for US radiation workers. It is a very conservative dose. You start to see cancer effects on a population (small ones, but measurable ones) at about 10 R. This chart helpful for comparisons: https://xkcd.com/radiation/ 

      5:14 PM - 16 Jul 2018
      • 2 Likes
      • Andy Burke
      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        1. New conversation
        2. Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 16 Jul 2018
          • Report Tweet
          Replying to @wellerstein @andybrk @AtomicAnalyst

          (In case it isn't obvious — I have a little Excel spreadsheet that does these calculations. Will eventually make a little web app for it; hoping to integrate it into NUKEMAP.)

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. Andy Burke‏ @andybrk 16 Jul 2018
          • Report Tweet
          Replying to @wellerstein @AtomicAnalyst

          Noticed in your profile you created NUKEMAP, which I have played with before. Thanks for that! And thanks for the informative response!

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        4. End of conversation

      Loading seems to be taking a while.

      Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

        Promoted Tweet

        false

        • © 2019 Twitter
        • About
        • Help Center
        • Terms
        • Privacy policy
        • Imprint
        • Cookies
        • Ads info